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Unfortunately, the proposal introduced by the President seems to fall into the latter category. The primary thrust of the plan is the creation of new government bureaucracies, price controls, tax increases and rationing...
...thrust of this movement needs to be redirected so that we can make changes that will benefit all of us, not another select few. Alex Garcia-Mansilla...
...Sharon shrilled for contributions, "strategic depth" was his most prominent rallying cry. A Jewish-settled, Israeli-controlled West Bank would provide the necessary physical cushion to absorb the blow of any military thrust against Israel. He saw no irony in reassuring his audience that the West Bank settlements are valuable and truly livable, while simultaneously designating their inhabitants as mere cannon fodder. To use citizens in such a way is evidence of a very odd logic--an ad hoc obstructionism which offers no prospect of a decisive issue...
Such deals, though substantial, barely hint at the ultimate scope of Murdoch's latest thrust: to cover the earth with his own digital superhighway. To increase his market penetration, the media baron is developing a digital compression system to enable TV satellites to beam down 180 channels, thereby allowing most of the world to watch everything from news and sports to such Fox shows as The Simpsons and Beverly Hills 90210. As the capstone of these Napoleonic visions, Murdoch and British Telecommunications, which operates Britain's largest phone system, are developing interactive links that will let viewers call up movies...
...Trade with the U.S. is now banned, but it was always modest. The designation formally denies Sudan all U.S. foreign assistance, except for about $71 million in humanitarian relief for southern Sudan's homeless and hungry people. In reality, economic and military aid has already been suspended. "The real thrust of this decision," says the State Department's McCurry, "will be to isolate Sudan from the community of civilized nations." That may only push Khartoum deeper into Tehran's embrace...